Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-24
IOWA FIREMEN.
Tenth Annual Tournament at Sioux
City-yictorious Competitors.
Clinton the Next Place Of Meeting
Election of State Officers, Etc.

The tenth annual gathering of the State
tiremen at Sioux City, beginning the OH
inst, was an event of more than ordinary
importance, as was fully evidenced by the
exert!ons put forth by residents of that city
for the entertainment and comfort OF vlsl-
tors Never in the history of Sioux C'ty
has the public taken SO general all inter est
in the successful carrying out OF pro-
CRANE and honoring guests. The princlpal
streets, public buildings, business hous es
and numerous private residences were
handsomely decorated with streamers,
bunting, artistic archways, appropriate
notices, and on every hand were evidences
of cordial welcome seldom accorded
state gathering. The prominent cities and
towns in the state We're represented, ana
be it sad TO the credit OF Iowa, better
looking and jolier crowd of men never as
sembled i'll the State. Sioux City donned
her handsomast dress and assumed her
most bewitcning smile, and the opening OF
the State tournament was great success.
Thousands o. people lined the streets,
looked from balcony and nouse top as the
imposing and yarnu procession passed to
the music of numerous martial bands.
The weather was delightful though warm,
and thousands Of people visited the far
grounds and witnessed the contests of the
various companies. To particularlze
would be inviGious, but each company APP
poured to advantage, and merted the ova-
ton accorded them by the ever apprecla-
tive Sioux Citians. Collectively the Iowa
hremen are fine body of men-rather
good looking, intelligent and determined
So1S NV
Ter guests, ard the visitors reciprocated
by many words Of appreciation. At
business meeting Clinton was designated
as the place for the next meeting, and the
| following State officers were chosen: Pres
| i,len!, C. w. Eaton, Cedar Rapids; Vice
| President, w. W. Buel, Of Lyons; second
| VICE Presidents, james Agnew, of Du-
| buque, and A. $. Tiffany, Of Marshall
town. w. II. Ncwbury chief Of the Lin
coin, Neb., fire department, and j. j.
| Gallagher. chief of the Omaha department,
were elected honorary members of the as
ISOLATION.
There were upwards of $4,000 visitors to
the city, and the following is list Of the
principal companies:
Red Jackets, Dyersvilie.
Stuart Engine Company.
I Iankton running team
Independent hose team, Council Bluffs.
| Wilton hose team.
Dubuque fire department.
.. j. Chapln hose team, Union.
| Independent hose team
| H. &. White hose company, Odebolt
| Nlmton Steamer company.
| Ninton hook and ladder company
Black Hawk hose company, Waterloo.
| Onawa fire department.
| ClarlnGa Hose company, No !.
| Alto fire company.
Harmon hook and ladder company Water,
loo.
Sawyers hose company, No ., Iowa City
Huron, d. T., Hooks.
LIE Mars fire department.
| Storm LaAe.
Manning.
Clippers, Cedar Rapids.
a. Hurst, Maqnoketa
/ a. II. Smith, Clinton
The attendance at the fremen's tourna-
ment Thursday exceeded that OF the OPEN
ing day, a number Of strangers and sew
eral fire companies reaching Sioux City
on Wednesday night trains. In the
fire engine contest the entries
made were: the Rescue" of
Council Bluffs, and the Charlton. The
former won on quickest time, getting up
steam i'll 3:5o and throwing a stream 49,
feet. The latter got up steam III 900 ami
threw stream go feet, winning Oh dls-
lance.
The results in the hose contests were as
follows whele mo time" is entered sieni-
1les that tight coupling was not
made: In class 40, Storm
Lake, 50 SECONDS; Red jackets, sd
seconds; Inde peudents, A.. seconds; Man
ming, 81 SECONDS; L. ii. Whitney, is sec
onds.
In class 80. &. Chapin, At seconds;
~. IL. Smith, no ine; A. Hurst, IS see
onds; Independents, no time; Clippers, no
time.
In class Independence, Council
nio1fs' 40 seconds; L. Ii. hitney, Atlantic.
IS seconds; a. Hurst, Muquoketa. a Sec
onds; Manning, Manning, no time.
HE ladder climbing contest WA, won Nv
MI. Wilton, of the Wilton team, running
nifty feet an climbing Tie l,lNer III 81 sec
onds. Brown, of Cedar Rapids, fell w!lou
midway Of ladder.
| 1 he hand engine contest in throwing wa
ter Was Red Jackets. of DversviIle. 2l3.6
feet, and Storm Lake 1888 feet. This
| gave the State clamp 3onship broom 70 the
Eei Jackets. they having Won at Daveu-
port IA 1883, 232.5 feet; Dubuque in 1856,
1910 feet.
The coupling contest resulted:
| wv .., < Seconds
Independence, Council Bluffs, No time
| o. Il. Chaplin, Union. 3 AZ 49,
independent, Oxford junction, % q, ~
1hls beats all previous records and gives
1i'e championship Of the entire west to the
Independent.
The rain of Friday seriously inter-
tered with the carrying out of the pro-
gram as arranged. The attendance at the
grounds however, was large In the
Sweepstakes hook and ladder contest the
lions We're the only ones to enter. Their
time was 5G4.
The sweepstake hose race was to be tba
great nose race Of the tournament. for
strictly Iowa iiremen. The entries in this
i II were the y. s. Chapins, Of Union; A.
Cedar Rapids. 'fet'' u
me runs We're made in the mud, and
ullaer the most trying circumstances. II